José Pereira Coutinho
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José Maria Pereira Coutinho Kou Tin Chi ComM |
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| 高天賜 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office 25 September 2005 |
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| Constituency | Macau (Directly elected) |
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July 22, 1957 Macau |
| Nationality | Portugal Macao |
| Political party | New Hope |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Awards | Commander of the Merit Order |
José Maria Pereira Coutinho (Chinese: 高天賜; born 22 July 1957 in Macau) is a Macanese politician, jurist, Counselor of the Portuguese Communities since 2003, President of New Hope a pro-democracy party in Macau, President of Macau Civil Servants Association since 1998 and Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Macau elected by universal suffrage since 2005.
José Maria Pereira Coutinho is son of former police chief Basílio Câncio Coutinho and housewife Maria Ida Lourdinha Julieta Pereira Coutinho who were both born in the former Portuguese colony of Goa, India, before emigrating to Macau. Born and raised in Macau, he studied and graduated in Law at the University of Macau. When he was a child, his dream was to follow in his father's footsteps and become a policeman one day, but his father convinced him to not be a policeman because there would be too many policemen at home.
His mother tongue is Portuguese, and as he was born in Macau, he learned to speak Cantonese in his teenage years and English while studying in high school and at University. After being elected as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Macau in 2005, Coutinho spent more time on improving his Cantonese since it is preferred over Portuguese in the Legislative Assembly. Along with Leonel Alves (indirectly elected by the functional constituency of professional interests) he is one of only two deputies in the Legislative Assembly who can speak Portuguese fluently.
As of 2015, José Pereira Coutinho is fluent in Portuguese, English and Cantonese, and is relatively proficient in Mandarin.
José Maria Pereira Coutinho has a Licentiate in Law from the University of Macau. He led the Department of Intellectual Property of the Economy Services of Macau Government, and worked as a General Secretary of Volunteered Arbitrary Center in Macau World Trade Center. He is also a member of several civic associations in Macau as honorary member and consultant.
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